Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-21
LOCAL BAsE BAIL GOSSIP.

There is great deal of interest taken
in the probable course Of the club through
the coming winter. The cause of the
clubs retiring for this season is the fact
that no more clubs can be got to come to
Fort Worth, and the managers OF this
club did not care to take the team on
tour through the state so late il the year.
or course the club could not msintain the
foreign PLAYERS il contained without play
ing somewhere, so it was thought best 10
Gisband and turn loose the strangers.
This was the course intended to be pur-
sued up to yesterday, when feeling set
in that the men should all be kept here,
and no doubt the matter will be
arranged that way. A meeting
of the club is called for to might, when
definite action will be taken. The talk
among the members seemed to favor the
election of new manager, and Mr..
Charles Burney is mentioned as the most
eligible man. Then the foreign members
VIII be secured situations, and held over
till next spring. The club may take &
tour through the state at once; at any
rate games will be played every Sunday
at the park between chosen mines Of the
club 10 keep the players in practice, and
TO financially hold together the organiza-
| ton,
There is no doubt that state league
will be organized in Texas next year. In
terest in base ball throughout the state
has increased wonderfully in the past
yesr, ard Fort Worth can be noted as an
example Of that fact. at the beginning
| of the season the games at the Driving
park were attended by but very few, say
| 800 eacn week, while lately 500 would be
modest estimate of the number Of peo-
pie who came out to see the games. Il
has been the same throughout the state.
Austin has secured the crack team, which
sailed so VIGOROUSLY through the
state under the name of the
Joplins not long ago, in pre-
paration for next seasons campaign.
The Island Citys of Galveston are anxious
for the formation of league, and Deni-
son ana Houston will be on hand, with
San Antonio probably. With such list
of cities there seems no reason why the
national game should not be as successful
in Tt xas as in other states.
There is movement on foot at Ell
Psso TO organize q southwestern lesgue
for next season. The cities to go into
the league if it is formed will
be Ell Pdso, Santa Fe, Albuquerque,
Las Vegas and probably others.
The proposal is said to receive much IA
vor in FL Paso. The players wi l receive
regular salaries and make base balling
their business.
Some fears sre felt that the Austin
club, formerly Joplins, will sweep every
thing in the state next yeer. They have
already defeated the New York Giants,
and the way they walked away from the
Fort Wortbs three weeks ago has
brought terror to the ordinary Texas
player. A Fort Worth player who has
some knowledge Of the Joplin club, says
that they will not be so formidable in
the spring. Dooms, their crack pitcher,
to whom is due most of the credit for the
victories Of the Jopilns. will be found too
expensive to DE held at Austin, and when
he is taken out the team will be within
the reach Of the other Texas clubs.
THE FORT WORRIES RECORD.
A glance back over the games played
by The Fort Worth club shows 8 series of
r. markable victories. The club closes
the season champions OF the state. OF
course, many changes have been made In
the club since it started out last spring.
Davis, Palmer, Cabot and Fri are the
only ones left of the original team. Clubs
which could have defeated the Fort
Worths would be mere play things in
the hands Of the club as LOW constituted.
II is to be regretted that the record Of
games played in Fort Worth this season
are not available further back than the
first contest between the Fort Worths
and Denisons, September 10 Since then
the following victories have been secured:
Over Corsicsns, Waco, Denison, the ISL
and Guys (2), while they have been de-
fea.ed by Denison, and Joplin three
times. A tie game was played with Den
ison on October %. A record of the in
diyidual plays has been obtained, back to
the above time, and the errors and runs
are given with the number Of games
played by each man:
Games. Errors. Runs.
S SasE,sy::.::::: : II
Fiji. .
OConner. .................. Z 8
CoX.-....-.-... 49,. D 2
CahOt ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3 8
u eaeon. Observation-Disclosures. 3
talmer..-... -. ) ~ o
DaV1s.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Bohannon. ..............-.. 4 3
Joyce ............ ........ 9